Syndromic obesity (SO) refers to obesity when it occurs as part of a
syndrome, often along with
intellectual disability. Often syndromic obesity is mediated by abnormal development of the
hypothalamus
The hypothalamus () is a part of the brain that contains a number of small nuclei with a variety of functions. One of the most important functions is to link the nervous system to the endocrine system via the pituitary gland. The hypothalamu ...
(see
hypothalamic obesity). Known types of syndromic obesity include some types of
monogenic obesity Monogenic obesity is excess weight caused by a mutation in a single gene, as opposed to syndromic obesity not tied to a single gene variation and most obesity, which is caused by multiple genetic and environmental risk factors. Monogenetic obesity ...
and:
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Prader Willi syndrome
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Bardet-Biedl syndrome
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Alstrom syndrome
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16p11.2 deletion syndrome
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Syndromes with obesity